New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
THE DISPUTE WITH CANADA.
CAPTAIN COLLINS ON THE FIsHERIEs

r.xInA HAS NOTHING TO GIVE AMERICANS IN Ex-
CHANGE FOR FREE ENTRY OF FRESH FISH.
WASHINGTON, April go (Speciap.-In an interview
On the fishery question to-day Captain Collins OF the
United States Fish kCommission, who Is AN oo Now
England fisherman, saidi
sn Canada should freely grant American fishermen
our fishermen would avail themselves OF. Canada
were freely given TO us An the fab that ARE TO be
caught with any profit are in the deep seas s al
the controversy this one thing to be snored or
not known. Now rs to bait Squib are caught about
the coast Of the British provinces for bait but they
T. seasncs to American fishermen The sale Of
bait IL a necessity 10 the Canadians II they cannot
get market tor their baii, the bait catehsrs WIZ
starve a. been said by member OF their House OF
Assembly. They must sell their products, and how
much more convenient to have the market come 70
hen su GsI pes.es 20 from
land without bait and catch all they needed on the
Banks where they caught their cod There were ire.
ouont instances Of this In the fall and summer OF
18S6 II h often desnable to have fresh bait but NOT
an absolute necessity. On ice 1t will keep fresh TWO
or three weeks; then the fishermen have 70 Dali up
again. ..,.na ,o- the nurnoss of
repairing damages to nets ana Snds aw strict oH SOS
TO have right do this The treaty permits landing
for REPAIRS and the mendng Of nets is as much re-
Ths treaty does not define what repairs shall be-
Canada say, has no fishing privileges oil value TO
give to the United States Ii abe had IL woulc not Dc
IN the power of her Government to grant them to us
nor ust to her own citizens The native hsnermen
would not permit foreigners to engage indiscrimi,
recognise any right Of the Government 10
grant such privilege, and they would drive Oh
foreigners who attempted 10 exercise It, IS has been
done in the past at Fortune Bay and elsewhere The
claim know has been made that Canada has juris
dction over the whole Gulf of St. Lawrence and that
Fart of the Atlantic lying of her coast, but nobody
win conoede this 1t k preposterous claim that has
beea put forth to misead the public.
The only special privileges that any body gets uader
the present. arr angeme Mt are such the Canadians
have derived from landing IN American markets. Tree
OF duty. fresh fish for immediate consumption When
tho privilege OF landing fresh fab tree granted to
Canadians, the keeping OF fsh on Ice was not In con-
Compilation Since Ice has boen used tor this purpose
this privilege tho entry OF large amount
lara year to Canada-more than the intrinsic value
OF all the fsh Americans wosld ever catch IN Cana
dian waters they fshed unrestricted within the
three mile limit
In view of the great benefit derived by Canada
through the free entry Of fresh fish to American
markets 10 seems strange that she should resort to
such hArsh AMI unfrendy treatment OF our fishermen
II Is not impossible that this insisting upon the pound
Of Aesh may result in her discontinue This Ia
N Massachusetts, and New-Engand alone it interests
all the fishermen the country who catches
tho red-snapper In the Cult OF Mexico and the man
who drodges oysters In Chesapeake Bay. Every |
pound of Canadian fish sold In this country free OF
iuty takes away from ttei sales Even the fishermen
the Pacific Coast will BE- affected sooner or later
This question Is as broad the country, and is |
stated them, have been obtained by actual investiga
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